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Focus on Congregation Emanu-El the SCRIBE Volume XXXII • 2012 THE SCRIBE THE JOURNAL OF THE JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Featured in this issue Artistic Expressions of Spirituality Focus on Congregation Emanu-El THE SCRIBE THE JOURNAL OF THE JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Artistic Expressions of Spirituality Focus on Congregation Emanu-El Volume XXXII • 2012 This issue of The Scribe has been generously supported by: the Cyril Leonoff Fund for the Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia; the Yosef Wosk Publication Endowment Fund; Dora and Sid Golden and family; Betty and Irv Nitkin; and an anonymous donor. Editor: Cynthia Ramsay Publications Committee: Betty Nitkin, Perry Seidelman and archivist Jennifer Yuhasz, with appreciation to Josie Tonio McCarthy and Marcy Babins Layout: Western Sky Communications Ltd. Statements of fact or opinion appearing in The Scribe are made on the responsibility of the authors alone and do not imply the endorsements of the editor or the Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia. Please address all submissions and communications on editorial and circulation matters to: THE SCRIBE Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia 6184 Ash Street, Vancouver, B.C., V5Z 3G9 604-257-5199 • [email protected] • http://www.jewishmuseum.ca Membership Rates: Households – $54; Institutions/Organizations – $75 Includes one copy of each issue of The Scribe and The Chronicle Back issues and e xtra copies – $20 plus postage ISSN 0824 6048 © The Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia is a nonprofit organization. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted without the written permission of the publisher, with the following exception: JHSBC grants permission to individuals to download or print single copies of articles for personal use. A person may reproduce excerp ts from articles in the journal for any purpose that respects the moral rights of the authors, on the condition that the source is fully acknowledged. Permission does not extend to other kinds of copying, such as copy- ing for general distribution, promotional purposes, new collective works or resale. Printed on 100-percent post-consumer recycled paper with vegetable-based inks. Cover Photos: See ph oto sources throughout the publication. THE JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA The Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia ( JHSBC) was founded on January 25, 1971, under the direction of historian Cyril Leonoff, with assistance from the National Council of Jewish Women and Canadian Jewish Congress, Pacific Region. By 2002, the JHSBC’s collection had become so extensive that it became apparent that a formal archives was neede d to house their records. The Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia ( JMABC), administered by the historical society, officially opened to the public on March 25, 2007. The JHSBC is the preeminent and authoritative body for the gathering and sharing of community memory of Jewish life in British Columbia. Through its publications, education programs, public events and the operation of the archi ves, the JHSBC collects, researches, preserves, exhibits and interprets archival material and artifacts related to the history of the Jewish people in British Columbia. The society’s holdings comprise records from 70 organizations, families and individuals, and cover the years 1860-2012, with predominant dates of 1920-2005. As of publication, the archives holds 1,000 linear metres of textual files, 300,000 photographs and 700 oral history interviews. The Scribe is the annual journal published by the JHSBC. As an anthology, often with peer-reviewed articles, it seeks to cover all aspects of the Jewish experience in British Columbia and Western Canada, including history, culture, art, literature, religion, communal activities and contributions to the development and progress of Canada. THE SCRIBE Volume XXXII • 2012 CONTENTS I. Editor’s Introduction 7 II. Artistic Expressions of Spirituality 11 “Reading Torah” by Dvora Levin 11 “Community” by Adele Vernon 13 Creating Congregation Emanu-El’s Parochet by Celia Brauer 15 Calling All Artists Project by Barbara Pelman 23 III. Focus on Congregation Emanu-El 45 Discovering the History of the 20th Century by Jordan Stanger-Ross 45 The Emanu-El of Victoria, Vancouver Island by Cyril E. Leonoff 51 Preserving, Rehabilitating and Restoring Emanu-El of Victoria by Ed Fitch 81 Rabbis of Congregation Emanu-El from 1863 to 2012 by Sharon Fitch 97 From the JHSBC Collection: Oral History Excerpts – 150 Years of Congregation Emanu-El 107 From the JHSBC Collection: Images of Congregation Emanu-El 139 IV. Recent Publications 147 V. Contributors 153 VI. Archivist’s Report 157 7 EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION In an age where almost everything seems to be disposable, it is wonderful to focus this issue of The Scribe on the efforts of some of the many different people over the last 150 years who have dedicated themselves to preserving and developing Canada’s oldest synagogue in continuous use. After an auspicious beginning, Victoria’s Congregation Emanu-El struggled to survive through much of the 20th century, but now boasts the most members it has ever had. In part, the congregation was revi- talized when, in 1979, it decided to take on the risky venture of com- pletely restoring their historic building to its 1863 magnificence when it would have been easier in many respects, and less expensive, to have left the rundown structure and moved, or to have knocked it down and rebuilt anew. T he fanfare that accompanied the synagogue’s ini- tial opening also rightfully accompanied its rededication in 1982. Awards and accolades followed, recognizing the care and accuracy with which the restoration had been carried out. This issue of The Scribe begins with poems written by two Victoria Jewish community members: Dvora Levin’s “Reading Torah,” and Adele Vernon’s “Community.” While Levin’s poem speaks of that which is transitory, its point of reference is the unchanging sacred text that has united Jews throughout history. Vernon directly speaks to the Jewish immigrant experience, in particular those settlers who made Victoria their home and created there such a rich and resilient community. Levin and Vernon are representative of the strong presence and par- ticipation of artists in the Emanu-El community. The artistic conflu- ence with spirituality is affirmed in the articles by Celia Brauer, about the creation of the synagogue’s ark curtain (parochet), and Barbara Pelman, about the congregation’s unique Calling All Artists program. 8 T H E S C R I B E Jordan Stanger-Ross’ tale of discovery leads off the next section of this issue. “As the community organized for the 150th anniversary, congregants began to take notice of the boxes scattered around the synagogue,” he writes. A professional historian, Stanger-Ross was “drafted into the effort” to organize the materials, and this led to their donation to the Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia (JMABC). It is through the museum and archives that the Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia (JHSBC) executes its mission to preserve and tell the story of the Jewish people of British Columbia. As a provincial institution, the JMABC is charged with documenting, collecting and preserving material from Jewish communities across the province, from northern British Columbia to the Okanagan and the Kootenays, to the Greater Vancouver area and, of course, Vancouver Island. The records that have been found at Emanu-El will provide the basis of more research and analysis into the Victoria Jewish community, building upon that which has been compiled to date by others, most notably JHSBC historian emeritus Cyril E. Leonoff, whose article provides an extensive overview of the community’s history fr om the mid-19th century to the present day. Ed Fitch’s contribution covers some of the community’s historical highlights as well, in order to provide context for the preservation work that remains to be done – work that is essential if the synagogue building is to survive another century, or more. Last but certainly not least, Sharon Fitch provides a concise summary of the congregation’s spiritual leadership from the time of its establishment through to Rabbi Harry Brechner, who has led Emanu-El since 2001. Brechner is one of the interviewees in the section highlighting the JHSBC’s Oral History Program. This section also includes a lengthy excerpt from Rabbi Victor Reinstein, who led the congregation from 1982-1998, as well as shorter excerpts from community members Josephine Lancaster and Daisy Minchin, 9 interviewed in 1972; I. Rena Robinson Phillips, interviewed in 1983; and Louis Sutker, who was interviewed in 2001. Rather than an interview with Martin Levin, who was head of the synagogue’s restoration committee, this section contains almost the entire speech Levin delivered about the restoration project to a University of British Columbia audience in June 1983. The photographs featured in From the JHSBC Collection: Images of Congregation Emanu-El take readers from a picture of Meyer Grossman’s 1903 confirmation certificate to the 2003 dedication of the congrega- tion’s Fisher Building. Because of the desire to focus on Congregation Emanu-El in this issue of The Scribe, there are no book reviews, as there have been in previous years. However, because of the importance of historical research and the publica tion of books that provide insight into our collective past, a list of recent publications is included. JMABC archivist Jennifer Yuhasz completes the journal with her annual update, which describes two recent acquisitions related to Congregation Emanu-El: the one mentioned by Stanger-Ross, comprising more than 17 boxes of material dating from circa 1865 into the 2000s; the other containing manuscripts and letters dating as far back as 1862. Also this year, the museum received sponsorships to cover the costs of processing 10 different archival collections and, of the six collections now accessible to researchers, two relate to the synagogue: Ralph Barer’s Congregation Emanu-El collection, sponsored by Chris and Rhoda Friedrichs, and John Keenlyside’s Congregation Emanu-El collection, sponsored by John Keenlyside.
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